I got my son a Hoyt Ruckus to learn to shoot. I usually have him shooting at no longer than 10 yards. I have been getting my bow out and shooting at the same distance with him and I have noticed that shots and 10 or less yards are 1-2" low using my 20 yard pin. I go back to 20 yards and it is right on. Is this normal and if so, why?
There could be a couple reasons. One could be that your arrow isn't coming out straight. Paper tune it if you haven't already tried that. Another reason could be that the angle has changed enough that your form/sight picture/equipment could just be doing something weird. Try shooting at 15 yards and see what happens.
The arrow flies in an arc (ahem ARChery) trajectory. The arrow does not fly flat therefore hitting low at 10 yards with your 20 yard pin could be normal. The difference in the point of impact at 10 and 20 yards will depend on the specs of your bow and the arrow.
Sounds normal to me, but my top pin is still accurate at 10 yards. I usually don't notice this phenomenon until I get to around 7 yards. At 3 yards I have to use my 50 yard pin. Knowing this comes in handy at our weekly shoots where every third target is a "pick" shot.
Agreed. it could be that at 20 the arrow is closer to the top of the arc (or higher in the arc) than at 10. Good thing is now you know and can adjust if needed, when needed. As stated above try it at 15 and see what happens. It will probably be closer at 15. Like LittleChief, My 10 pin is the same out to 25-28yd. Only at 5-7yd do I notice a difference. I need to try the 50yd at 5 and see if there is any difference.
It's definitely more noticeable at less than 10 yards. I'm glad that I discovered this because it could be even more different from an elevated position. I gotta get in the tree and figure it out just to make sure.
As said above, a lot of folks hit low with a 20 yard pin at close distances. Depends on your bow and how you look at the pins. With my set-up, I will hit high with my bow at 10 yards using my 20 yard pin. At 3 yards I will hit low. Practicing from all the conceivable distances, heights and angles is the only way to know for sure where your arrows will go.
Exactly, this gives you more of an idea of where you can squeeze an arrow when you've got narrow lanes and the like.
